Category: environmentalism
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On Being Able to Walk to a Recycling Centre
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a few days I fled from the Caribana music festival because during this event it is impossible to sleep due to noise pollution. Switzerland, despite being so strict about other forms of noise pollution is lax about the noise pollution from music festivals. Most people plan holidays to flee it. I…
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Two Interpretations of Mobilité Douce
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy definition of Mobilité Douce and the Swiss definition are quite different. For me Mobilité Douce is walking, hiking, cycling and other sports that require a certain dedication and desire to cover long distances. In contrast Switzerland seems to see Mobilité Douce as going from home to the shops, while leaving the…
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The Absurdity of Commuting by Car
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I drove to an event in Geneva and I parked at the P&R étoile. I went by car for a simple reason. I wanted the trip home to be fast and efficient. It worked. What wasn’t fast and efficient was the drive into Geneva. I left with at least one and…
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From Nyon to the Signal de Bougy Via the Vineyards
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for a bike ride. The watch said to go for a one hour ride at 100 watts of power. I set off with the intention of following this recommendation and then got distracted. My original plan was to ride above the road that goes from Luins to avoid traffic,…
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Planning Hikes with Public Transport in Mind
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I was surprised that someone had planned an activity without public transport in mind. A few years ago I would not have noticed. For a long time I never considered that people would want to take buses and trains to the start of a hike. Now I do. For me, at…
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On the Benefit of Using Trains Instead of Cars
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sunday I took the car rather than the train. This allowed me to wake up slightly later, and to drive up to the meeting point within an hour. By train I would have had a half hour walk, followed by a two hour train ride. On the way back it was…
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The Strong Desire Not To Drive Others
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am still really tempted to take the train to Jaun Dorf rather than the car. There are two reasons for this. The first is that the route is easy by train. It’s two trains, and a bus. The second reason is that I don’t save any time on the way up,…
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Using the Small EV
Reading Time: 2 minutesI write this as a joke, rather than as a serious post. I have access to two EVs. The first is a Fiat 500 that has a potential range of 180-200 kilometres although in Switzerland with the hills and more the range is theoretical, rather than practical. The second option is much…
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The Solitude of Public Holidays
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis morning I went for another run and I thought about how a few weeks ago we had four groups of 10-20 hikers each, and this weekend we had none. From one week to the next the social hikes vanished. They always vanish during public holidays and weekends. It could be…
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Discussing E-Scooters
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I was uninspired by an AI talk but went anyway and I didn’t get as much out of it as last time. That’s why, when it came to the networking part and talking about oneself I vanished to pay for my hot chocolate to have a conversation with other people. In…